barba
A. -noun feminine
1. (=pelo) beard
·llevar o tener barba
·to have a beard
·lleva o tiene barba de tres días
·he'noun got three days' stubble, he'noun got three days' growth of beard
·tiene la barba cerrada o muy poblada
·he'noun got a very thick beard, his beard grows thickly
·arreglarse o hacerse o recortarse la barba
·to trim one'noun beard
·[dejarse] barba: me estoy dejando barba
·I'masculine growing a beard
·[por] barba: dos naranjas por barba
·two oranges apiece o per head
a. [colgar] barbas al santo to give somebody his due
b. [hacer] algo en las barbas de somebody, someone to do something right under somebody'noun nose
c. [hacerle] la barba a somebody, someone
(Mexicoéx)
(=adular) to fawn on somebody, flatter somebody
d. [llevar] a somebody, someone de la barba to lead somebody by the nose
e. [mentir] por la barba to lie through one'noun teeth
f. tener [pocas] barbas to be inexperienced
g. a barba [regalada] abundantly
h. [subirse] a las barbas de somebody, someone to be cheeky to somebody
i. [tirarse] de las barbas to be tearing one'noun hair (out)
j. un hombre con [toda] la barba a real man, a regular guy United States United States
·cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar
·you should learn from other people'noun mistakes
·barba de chivo goatee (beard)
·barba honrada distinguished personage
2. (=mentónoun) chin
3. [de ave] wattle
b. [de mejillónoun, cabra] beard
·barba de ballena whalebone
4. (botany)
a. [de raíz] beard
B. -noun masculine (theatre) †
(=papel) old man'noun part
(=actor) performer of old men'noun roles
(=villano) villain